O Rissei

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O Rissei
Full name	O Rissei
Chinese	王立誠
Pinyin	Wáng Lìchéng
Date of birth	November 7, 1958 (1958-11-07) (age 49)
Place of birth	, Taiwan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Kano Yoshinori
Turned pro	1972
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch

O Rissei (王立誠, Ō Rissei, Chinese: 王立誠; pinyin: Wáng Lìchéng, born November 7, 1958) is a professional Go player in Japan.

[edit] Biography

O Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan in 1971 at only 13 and would turn pro the next year. His teacher is Kano Yoshinori.

[edit] Titles and runners-up

Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.

Title	Years Held
Current	13
Kisei	2000 - 2002
Judan	2001 - 2004
Oza	1995, 1999, 2000
Agon Cup	1994
NHK Cup	1997
Shinjin-O	1981
Defunct	5
Kakusei	1989, 1993, 1999, 2000
Shin-Ei	1983
International	2
LG Cup	1998
Chunlan Cup	2000

Title	Years Lost
Current	13
Kisei	2003
Meijin	1998
Honinbo	1998
Judan	1996, 2005
Oza	1996, 2001
NEC Cup	1989, 1998, 2002
Agon Cup	2001
NHK Cup	1988, 2003
Shinjin-O	1986
Defunct	4
Kakusei	1990
Hayago Championship	1992, 1997
Prime Minister Cup	1980
Continental	1
Asian TV Cup	1997
International	4
Fujitsu Cup	1992, 1997
Chunlan Cup	2001
Zhonghuan Cup	2004